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Wiki Dx code needed--- no book! Help!

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Its for an admission:

Septic Shock and Suspected fatty embolism, now dissolved
 
The Septic shock code is -785.52 septic shock -the fifth digit denotes that it is septic... also you cannot code a 'suspected' condition
the notation under 785.52 states' code first the systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with organ dysfunction (995.92)
 
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